Tottenham Hotspur ended their three-game winless run in emphatic fashion, thrashing bottom-placed Southampton 5-0 at St Mary’s.
The visitors struck early, with James Maddison scoring inside the first minute after latching onto Djed Spence’s incisive through ball and calmly finishing past Alex McCarthy.
Son Heung-min doubled Tottenham’s lead shortly after, finishing at the back post, and Dejan Kulusevski added a third within 15 minutes, pouncing on a loose ball in the penalty area.
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Southampton boss Russell Martin reshuffled his side, substituting Kamaldeen Sulemana in an attempt to stem the tide, but the defensive frailties continued. Pape Matar Sarr danced through a static backline to make it 4-0 after just 25 minutes.
Maddison completed the first-half rout with a stunning strike into the top corner after a sublime outside-of-the-boot pass from Son split Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Jan Bednarek.
Southampton managed to avoid further damage in the second half, but the defeat leaves them rooted to the bottom of the table, with 13 losses in 16 matches and a league-worst goal difference of -25.
Meanwhile, Spurs climbed into the top half of the Premier League table, taking advantage of Brentford’s defeat to Chelsea earlier in the day. This dominant performance serves as a statement from Ange Postecoglou’s side, reigniting their push for a strong finish in the league.